Computing idiocy

Published On: August 14, 2017 12:15 AM NPT By: Hitesh Karki

One of computer teachers confided that whenever he had to do practical classes, he would plug out monitor cable

Dangerous Doklam

Published On: August 13, 2017 12:48 AM NPT By: Trailokya Raj Aryal

All of you reading this already know what is happening in Doklam. So it makes no sense to copy-paste from other news sites on the origin of the conflict. Therefore, this piece will specifically focus on what Nepal should do to save ourselves if the situation turns ugly. And all signs suggest that it will get ugly.

Act of hope

Published On: August 13, 2017 12:42 AM NPT By: Simone Galimberti

On August 6, the Nepali parliament endorsed the Disability Rights Bill, potentially heralding a new era for persons with disabilities in the country. It was a great achievement for the National Federation of the Disabled-Nepal (NFDN) and it was long overdue.

Controlling cyber conflict

Published On: August 13, 2017 12:37 AM NPT By: Joseph S Nye

LAS VEGAS: When cyber-security professionals were polled recently at their annual BlackHat conference in Las Vegas, 60 percent said they expected the United States to suffer a successful attack against its critical infrastructure in the next two years. And US politics remains convulsed by the aftermath of Russian cyber interference in the 2016 election. Are cyber-attacks the wave of the future, or can norms be developed to control international cyber conflict?

Infographics: “Dodgy” greenhouse gas data threatens Paris accord

Published On: August 13, 2017 12:23 AM NPT By: Republica

Potent, climate warming gases are being emitted into the atmosphere but are not being recorded in official inventories – a key provision of the Paris climate deal – according  to a BBC investigation.

Beggars on multicultural streets

Published On: August 12, 2017 12:55 AM NPT By: Naresh Rai

Some people were turning into beggars despite having their own homes and making as much as £500 a day

Conversing with a departed king

Published On: August 12, 2017 12:47 AM NPT By: Swami Anand Arun

I am reminded of the time when we invited the soul of the Late King Mahendra of Nepal and the things he revealed to me

Gifting a daughter

Published On: August 12, 2017 12:36 AM NPT By: Usha Pokharel

Some time ago, during the engagement ceremony of a relative, the purohit mentioned something about ‘baak daan’. That reminded me of kanya daan. I have always felt very uneasy about kanya daan. I feel the very words transform a girl into an object that can be given away. Not just the Hindus, even the westerners ‘give away the bride’. This prompted me to further explore the term kanya daan, which is a tradition passed on from generation to generation. It is religiously sanctioned and socially accepted. I have not found anything against it in religious scriptures either, nor could I find out when it started. But one thing was clear: a girl is a ‘kanya’ before puberty, before she menstruates. Since she needed to be ‘donated’ as per tradition, child marriage naturally followed.

After Nepal, Maldives

Published On: August 10, 2017 12:43 AM NPT By: Biswas Baral

The Maldives is starting to believe it is best served by maintaining a safe distance from India and inching progressively closer to China

The Gorkha Empire

Published On: August 9, 2017 01:30 AM NPT By: Binayak Sundas

The concept of ‘unification of Nepal’ with Prithvi Narayan Shah as the hero who unified Nepal began to take root after the Shah restoration of 1951.